Tag Archives: Biocatalysis

Scientific collaboration: Synergies between enzymes and organocatalysis

Posted on October 25, 2025 by mmaamarq

Scope and synthetic applications of the aryl-alcohol oxidase from Streptomyces hiroshimensis (ShAAO), Ascaso-Alegre, C.; Cinca-Fernando, P.; Roberts, T.; López-Fernández, P.; Herrera, R. P.; Cosgrove, S.; Ferreira, P.; Mangas-Sanchez, J.; Org. Lett. 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03814. Abstract. The sustainable production of carbonyl … Continue reading →

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First results for HOCA combining organo and biocatalysis!!

Posted on August 31, 2022 by mmaamarq

Congratulations Christian, Juan and Raquel! Stereoselective Three-Step One-Pot Cascade Combining Amino- and Biocatalysis to Access Chiral Υ-Nitro Alcohols, Ascaso-Alegre, C.; Herrera, R. P.; Mangas-Sanchez, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202209159. Abstract. The combination of small molecule catalysis and enzyme catalysis represents an underexploited … Continue reading →

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Approaching dangerously the ENZYMES…

Posted on January 24, 2020 by mmaamarq

Dr. Juan Mangas-Sanchez, visited us and gave an interesting talk about New enzymes for the preparation of amines. Discovery, directed evolution and synthetic applications. Juan is currently working as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, integrated … Continue reading →

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